Walk on Monte Tezio
While flicking through my pictures, or maybe I should say clicking, I came across these. They were taken in December during a walk on top of Monte Tezio. From the windy top I could see Lago Trasimeno and the old part of Perugia. The biting wind made me have the whole...
40 quintale
As we use mostly wood for our heating we need to top up our supply now and then. This time we went for some 40 quintali. 1 quintale is 100kg. In large parts of rural italy most things are measured in quintali. Wether it's olives or wood, quintale is the magic word. It...
Morning…..
A few days ago I drove down from my mountain, as I like to think of it, at about eight in the morning. Nature greeted me with some splendid views. Unfortunately these only last a very short time, bet they invented camera's for this.
Old watermill and bakery near Spello
By change sometime ago we visited a watermill near Spello. The mill dates from 1860. It is still functioning and what makes it even more interesting is that they make breads and traditional Umbrian treats on the premise. From Spello you drive to San Giovanni, before...
Jet set
For years i have been renting out a wonderfull place near Spoleto. It is part of a village which is owned by an enterprising gentleman. He turned it all into a true paradise. Today he sent us an email with a link to an article about a wedding (matrimonio) wich had...
Art…
These days the hills surrounding my house are littered with rather strange objects. On closer inspection they turn out to be made out of hay.
New Houses
I has been rather quiet for a few days. I had a good friend of mine over and i have been very busy visiting new houses to rent out (paying visits, talking to the owners, take pictures and putting them on the website) I had a few inquiries about a house I...
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